Climate Literacy Teach-In at the University of Minnesota

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Kick-off Breakfast

November 14th, 2024, 9-11am

Presidents Room (3rd floor), Coffman Memorial Union

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Climate Literacy 101

November 14th, 2024, 11am-2pm

Mississippi Room (3rd floor), Coffman Memorial Union

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All Events (November 14, 2024)

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Beginner Level

  • Climate Literacy 101 (Register)
    • Time: 11am - 2pm
    • Location: Coffman Memorial Union, Mississippi Room
    • Host: Office of Sustainability
    • The Climate Literacy 101 interactive workshop is designed to interpret the science and impacts of climate change for broad action, on campus and beyond.
       
  • Climate Literacy Workshop
    • Location: Zoom
    • Host: Center for Climate Literacy
    • This interactive workshop introduces participants to a few key strategies in using picturebooks to teach climate literacy at all levels—especially in the college classroom!
       
  • Academic Technology Informal Community of Practice (ATiCoP) meeting (private event)
    • Host: College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) - Digital Education and Innovation (Academic Technology)
    • The ATiCoP will get a brief introduction to climate literacy and how academic technology work intersects with sustainability and climate action.
       
  • Waste Recovery Services Tour
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    • Host: Waste Recovery Services
    • The business of recycling and reuse is dedicated to conserving resources. Learn more about how these efforts are creating positive change on our campus.
       
  • Tour with the Department of Art
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    • Host: Department of Art
    • This session reveals the invisible labor and material extraction that enable engagement in ceramic creative practice within higher education, focusing on curricular goals for incorporating sustainable practices. It will include a tour of the area, showcasing changes in systems to support and mitigate contributions to climate change.

Intermediate Level

  • Main Energy Plant Tour (Register) Participation is capped at 25 people)
    • Time: 1-3pm
    • Location: Main Energy Plant
    • Host: Energy Management
    • The University of Minnesota's Main Energy Plant is a state of the art "tri-gen" plant, providing heating steam, electricity and chilled water to the Minneapolis campus.  Commissioned in 2017, this facility was instrumental in the University's success in reducing carbon emissions (50% decrease from a 2008 baseline).  Built to provide reliable, resilient, and cost effective utility service in one of the B1G's most challenging climates, MEP is the flagship of the Twin Cities campus utility plants. The tour will also discuss the University's current Climate Action Plan goals and strategies developed to accomplish them.
       
  • Designing Rich Student-Created Media Projects for Curriculum (Register)
    • Time: 3:00pm
    • Location: Zoom
    • Host: UMN Libraries
    • Learn about potential opportunities for designing rich student-created media projects into their curriculum. UMN Libraries Media Outreach Librarian Scott Spicer will provide practical guidance on media assignment design considerations drawn from actual case studies of courses he has supported at the University of Minnesota.
       
  • En-ROADS Climate Simulator Training and Workshop
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    • Host: Institute on the Environment
    • En-ROADS is an online simulator that provides policymakers, educators, businesses, the media, and the public with the ability to test and explore cross-sector climate solutions.
       
  • Understanding Health Impacts of Climate Change
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    • Host: School of Nursing
    • Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in this era. It is essential that people understand the health impacts of climate change and their role in mitigation, adaptation, and resilience.
       
  • Climate Literacy Workshop with BBE, AI-CLIMATE Institute
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    • Host: Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering (BBE), AI-CLIMATE Institute
       
  • Climate Justice Education and Methods

Advanced Level

Stay tuned!